These past six months while the legislature has been in session, I’ve experienced highs, lows and many nights spent away from my district. My colleagues and I had to pull an all-nighter last week to finish our work, but this is the commitment that I’ve made to you all as your state senator. I am […]

“Smartphone Zombies, Look Up!” is the title of a recent newspaper article in the Straits Times in Singapore. In a nutshell, Smartphone zombies are people that walk with their heads down while reading and writing texts—or doing a hundred other things with electronic devices. How safe is that? They are endangering their lives and lives […]

Ran into Herb Collins the other day down by the school. He volunteers there, from time to time, helping kids with their math homework, and trying to recruit future members of The Great World of Business. He loved business, back in the days when he lived in the city and ran the pawn shop. For […]

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump imposed more economic sanctions on Iran. In response, Iranian officials denounced the sanctions. Does diplomacy have a chance in this situation? Or is war inevitable? Going to war is the highest responsibility of any government. Once violence is unleashed, it is difficult to keep under control because emotions recede into […]

“Whack-a-mole” is an old arcade game that’s an exercise in futility. It has come to mean that each time you try to solve a problem, another problem pops up. In the original game, players would hit the mole on the head, forcing it back into its hole. Another would pop up, and players had to […]

If Donald Trump actually follows through on his recently tweeted promise that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “will begin deporting the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States … as fast as they come in,” what will you do? According to the faith I was raised with I […]

A campaign with an early start and a multitude of contestants heads into high gear this week with a complicated set of debates. And while the contenders struggled mightily to qualify for these events, they will struggle even more to make their voices and their views clear in sessions with nine rivals also grasping and […]

As students head home for the summer, across stages, with diplomas and award certificates firmly in hand, it’s a perfect opportunity to share some words of wisdom for the next generation. When I speak to students at senior assemblies, promotion ceremonies and classrooms, I remind them about the importance of being true to themselves. Confidence […]